European Union - Harmonised unemployment rate was 6.10% in July of 2026, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Harmonised unemployment rate - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2026. Historically, European Union - Harmonised unemployment rate reached a record high of 6.80% in August of 2021 and a record low of 5.80% in November of 2024.



Harmonised Unemployment Rate
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Finland 10.50 10.30 % Jul 2026
Sweden 8.60 8.90 % Jul 2026
France 8.30 8.30 % Jul 2026
Greece 7.90 8.10 % Jul 2026
Latvia 7.30 7.10 % Jul 2026
Estonia 6.90 6.90 % Jul 2026
Denmark 6.70 6.60 % Jul 2026
Romania 6.40 6.80 % Jul 2026
Lithuania 6.20 6.20 % Jul 2026
Belgium 6.00 6.30 % Jul 2026
Italy 5.80 5.80 % Jul 2026
Slovakia 5.70 5.70 % Jul 2026
Portugal 5.70 5.70 % Jul 2026
Ireland 5.00 5.00 % Aug 2026
Hungary 4.50 4.50 % Jul 2026
Netherlands 4.00 3.80 % Jul 2026
Cyprus 3.90 3.80 % Jul 2026
Bulgaria 3.60 3.50 % Jul 2026
Slovenia 3.50 3.80 % Jul 2026
Malta 3.50 3.50 % Jul 2026

European Union | Labour

European Union | EUROSTAT Indicators